Jazz Articles about Tierney Sutton

Tierney Sutton: Unsung Heroes

by Ed Kopp
April 1, 2000

Tierney Sutton is a young jazz singer with a warm, graceful voice, an unpretentious delivery and a great feel for ballads. On Unsung Heroes, Sutton’s fluid style makes some very difficult pieces sound simple and beautiful.Though Sutton didn’t come to jazz until she was 20, she’s a natural talent who released a widely praised debut album in 1998. Now Sutton heads up the jazz vocal department at USC. Her second release Unsung Heroes finds her interpreting various mainstream ...

Tierney Sutton: Unsung Heroes

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 2000

While jazz enthusiasts mourn the loss of many of the members of the first generation of female jazz vocalists, their enthuasiasm doesn't seem to extend to many of the vocalists struggling, and in some cases, succeeding on today's scene. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dominique Eade, Dianne Reeves, Vanessa Rubin, Karrin Allyson, and Nnennon Freelon, among others, come to mind.

More's the pity. Each of these vocalists is creating her own style, disparate though it may be, and her own presence, in ...

Tierney Sutton: Introducing Tierney Sutton

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 1999

Like many other talented jazz singers, Tierney Sutton loves to crank up the tempo and let 'er rip. Well and good. The problem is, she is far more engaging and persuasive when she's interpreting ballads, and it is the half-dozen ballads--"You're Nearer," “It Never Entered My Mind," “Morning Sun," “High Wire," “I'm a Fool to Want You," “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"--that lend Sutton's debut recording much of its luster and charm.

Her voice, clear and invigorating, ...